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The biting wind, however, suggested winter still is hanging on. It has been that type of March for area baseball and softball coaches.

"Any coach will tell you, there is a big difference from seeing pitching as a hitter or seeing a ground ball come at you outside than it is inside," Newark baseball coach Kyle Walters said. "When we do get outside, we try to maximize our time out there. We got a lot of long toss in, played a couple modified game situations. ...